Over the two days of Matariki weekend, more than 700 kaumātua from around the motu gathered at Te Papa Tongarewa in Te Whanganui-a-Tara in a celebration of kapa haka.
Taikura Kapa Haka is an annual festival that has been bringing together kaumātua teams from across the motu for 15 years. We were amazed by the elite of kapa haka at Te Matatini regionals. Whānau loved watching the stars of tomorrow performing in Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa. Now you can watch our kuia and koroua performing in their own kapa haka, too.
Whakaata Māori – the Home of Haka brings you Taikura Kapa Haka on Māori+.
ORDER OF PERFORMANCES:
Day One
Mana Whenua – Te Upoko o Te Ika-a-Maui Taikura
Te Rerenga o Te Rā Kapa Haka
Waikato Taniwharau Taikura
Ngāti Awa Taikura
Te Kohao Health Ruruhi & Koroheke, Kirikiriroa Marae
Taipakeke o Tauranga Moana
Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao Koeke Kapa Haka
Auckland Anglican Māori Club
Te Puru o Tāmaki Taikura Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei
Te Moutere Tawhito o Wairau
Taranaki ki te Tonga
Rongowhakaata Taikura
Ngāti Rangiwewehi Pakeke
Ngāi Tahu Taikura
Te Hokowhitu-a-Tū Taikura
Day Two
Auckland Anglican Māori Club
Te Taikura a Hauā
Ngā Pakeke o Te Uru o Tāmaki
Ngā Taikura o Tūwharetoa
Ngāti Kahungunu Taikura
Ngā Pāhake o Te Awa Tupua
Taranaki ki te Tonga
Ngāti Wai Kaumātua Kapa Haka
Te Taikura a Rereahu Maniapoto
Ngā Pakeke o Rātana
Ngā Pakeke o Kāpiti
Mana Whenua – Te Upoko o Te Ika-a-Maui Taikura